| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Cassidy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Dupree (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Eric Barlow (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry White (fresh) SF - Reginald Burchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Pearl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kistner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Bilderback - foul #2 on Frank Bilderback, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 19:16 | Syracuse | John Greene's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Pearl | 36-25 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:09 | Nebraska | Jerry White drills a floater from the left wing set up by Gerald Brown | 36-27 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Barlow - foul #3 on Eric Barlow, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dima Zourkos (SF) Eric Barlow | |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:04 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell is hacked by Jeffrey Kistner - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG) Jeffrey Kistner | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:24 | Nebraska | Jerry White misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:07 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback double dribbles | 38-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Todd Robinson (C) Frank Bilderback | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:45 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 17:44 | Nebraska | Jerry White pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:03 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Rick Cassidy | 38-27 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree is denied on a layup by Timothy Pearl | 38-27 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Pearl | 38-29 |
| 15:53 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Todd Robinson, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG), Frank Bilderback (C) Mitchell Hannan, Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Barlow (PG) Dima Zourkos | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Cassidy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Dupree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Eric Barlow (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Burchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Pearl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gerald Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Kistner - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG) Jeffrey Kistner | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback misses the floater from the left block | 38-31 |
| 15:03 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:41 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 14:40 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Jerry White is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-31 |
| 14:17 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:51 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan is fouled on the floor by Timothy Pearl - foul #2 on Timothy Pearl, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Randall Williams (SF), Todd Robinson (C) Rick Cassidy, John Greene, Frank Bilderback | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Streeter (SG), Bobby King (SF), Dima Zourkos (PF), Tony Massey (C) Jerry White, Reginald Burchell, Timothy Pearl, Gerald Brown | |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Randall Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bobby King - foul #2 on Bobby King, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Randall Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Randall Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | John Streeter is hacked by Thomas Waldschmidt - foul #1 on Thomas Waldschmidt, team foul #6 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Angel Flores (C) Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 13:03 | Nebraska | John Streeter scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Barlow | 40-34 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 12:54 | Nebraska | Dima Zourkos snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 12:28 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow is called for a charge - foul #4 on Eric Barlow, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback (C) Angel Flores | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Austin Vinson (PG), Timothy Pearl (PF) Eric Barlow, Bobby King | |
| 12:14 | Syracuse | John Streeter steps in front of the Frank Bilderback pass | 40-34 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | Austin Vinson banks in the layup on a great pass from John Streeter | 40-36 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi (PG), John Greene (SF), Darrell Dupree (PF) Mitchell Hannan, Randall Williams, Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell (PG), Gerald Brown (C) Austin Vinson, Tony Massey | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lucien Rossi (fresh) SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Dupree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Bilderback (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Reginald Burchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Streeter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Zourkos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Pearl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gerald Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Nebraska | John Streeter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:34 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lucien Rossi | 43-36 |
| 10:48 | Nebraska | Darrell Dupree is called for the reach on Timothy Pearl - foul #3 on Darrell Dupree, team foul #7 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Rick Cassidy (SG), Todd Robinson (C) Lucien Rossi, Thomas Waldschmidt, Frank Bilderback | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry White (SG) John Streeter | |
| 10:48 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:48 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 43-38 |
| 10:25 | Nebraska | Dima Zourkos pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:18 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dima Zourkos | 43-40 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 10:03 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dima Zourkos | 43-40 |
| 09:41 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl's floater is tipped away by Darrell Dupree | 43-40 |
| 09:40 | Syracuse | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:27 | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 09:24 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 09:22 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 09:07 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl lays it in on a nice dish by Reginald Burchell | 43-42 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan loses the ball out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lucien Rossi (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Randall Williams (SF), Frank Bilderback (C) Mitchell Hannan, Rick Cassidy, John Greene, Darrell Dupree | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Austin Vinson (PG), Bobby King (SF), Tony Massey (C) Reginald Burchell, Timothy Pearl, Gerald Brown | |
| 08:30 | Nebraska | Thomas Waldschmidt picks off the pass by Jerry White | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt misses the dunk | 43-42 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | Dima Zourkos grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Randall Williams is called for the reach on Bobby King - foul #1 on Randall Williams, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG) Lucien Rossi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Barlow (PG), John Streeter (SG), Timothy Pearl (PF) Austin Vinson, Jerry White, Dima Zourkos | |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Bobby King makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Bobby King misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Thomas Waldschmidt is fouled on the floor by John Streeter - foul #1 on John Streeter, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Dupree (PF) Frank Bilderback | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Waldschmidt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randall Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Dupree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Todd Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Eric Barlow (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Streeter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby King (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Pearl (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tony Massey (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson hits a floater from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 06:52 | Nebraska | John Streeter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Todd Robinson | 45-43 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Randall Williams loses the dribble to Bobby King | 45-43 |
| 06:31 | Nebraska | Bobby King lays it in | 45-45 |
| 06:14 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson's pass is intercepted by Tony Massey | 45-45 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | Tony Massey misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Waldschmidt - foul #2 on Thomas Waldschmidt, team foul #9 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy (SG), John Greene (SF), Frank Bilderback (C) Thomas Waldschmidt, Darrell Dupree, Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry White (SG), Reginald Burchell (SF), Gerald Brown (C) John Streeter, Bobby King, Timothy Pearl | |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | Tony Massey makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | Tony Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Gerald Brown is called for the reach on Frank Bilderback - foul #2 on Gerald Brown, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dima Zourkos (PF) Tony Massey | |
| 05:30 | Syracuse | John Greene comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-47 |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerry White | 45-47 |
| 05:02 | Nebraska | Dima Zourkos connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry White | 45-50 |
| 04:46 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Randall Williams misses the tip | 45-50 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 04:23 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback comes up short on the floater in the lane | 47-52 |
| 04:05 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell misses long on a jumper from the left block | 47-52 |
| 03:38 | Syracuse | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 03:25 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jeffrey Kistner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rick Cassidy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Greene (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Williams (tiring) 5 pts. C - Frank Bilderback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Eric Barlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry White (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Burchell (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Zourkos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Nebraska | Randall Williams takes the ball from Eric Barlow | 50-52 |
| 02:35 | Syracuse | Dima Zourkos steals the ball from Rick Cassidy | 50-52 |
| 02:09 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown is fouled on the floor by Frank Bilderback - foul #3 on Frank Bilderback, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG), Thomas Waldschmidt (SG), Lucien Rossi (SF), Darrell Dupree (PF), Todd Robinson (C) Jeffrey Kistner, Rick Cassidy, John Greene, Randall Williams, Frank Bilderback | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Austin Vinson (PG), John Streeter (SG), Bobby King (SF), Timothy Pearl (PF) Eric Barlow, Jerry White, Reginald Burchell, Dima Zourkos | |
| 02:09 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:09 | Nebraska | Gerald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jeffrey Kistner (PG) Mitchell Hannan | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Barlow (PG), Tony Massey (C) Austin Vinson, Gerald Brown | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Todd Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lucien Rossi | 52-53 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy (SG), John Greene (SF), Frank Bilderback (C) Thomas Waldschmidt, Lucien Rossi, Todd Robinson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry White (SG), Reginald Burchell (SF), Gerald Brown (C) John Streeter, Bobby King, Tony Massey | |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Reginald Burchell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-53 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | John Greene snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:06 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Jerry White connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | John Greene lays it up and in | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Kistner - foul #5 on Jeffrey Kistner, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan (PG) Jeffrey Kistner | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl is hacked by Darrell Dupree - foul #4 on Darrell Dupree, team foul #12 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Streeter (SG), Dima Zourkos (PF) Jerry White, Gerald Brown | |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | Timothy Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Rick Cassidy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Dima Zourkos snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gerald Brown (C) Timothy Pearl | |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | John Streeter is hacked by Rick Cassidy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Cassidy, team foul #13 | 54-58 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | John Streeter makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | John Streeter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow is hacked by Mitchell Hannan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Hannan, team foul #14 | 57-60 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Eric Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:03 | Syracuse | Mitchell Hannan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Frank Bilderback pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 57-61 |